Barcelo Palmeraie

Friendly staff and a good place to relax in the sun for a few days, nice pool for the grownups - separate to the family pool - was a nice touch. Food is very good and varied, but very expensive compared to local rates. Way cheaper, and more interesting, to get a taxi into Marrakesh and eat there. Drinks also super expensive compared to local rates - think London prices, but for watery cocktails. Room was so, so - clean enough but AC unit smelt of drains so slept with the doors open instead; also to note the 'two double beds' option is actually one bed and one sofa bed - not that comfy if you're there for more than a few days and need both beds. Basically it's a 4 star hotel with 5 star prices, but we'd not rule out going again as you could certainly do a lot worse.

Food was good and staff great. The rooms were average in my opinion, but the restaurant, pool ( they have a Zen pool with no kids - a good concept), and service was excellent. A big negative for me was the gym: horrible. Very small space and no free weights . I couldn’t do a weight training workout to give you an idea, which never occurred to me since I travel. A huge upgrade is required on that end and if working out is important to you, pick a property with a better gym!

+Super hôtel , bonne structure, personnel très agréable et professionnel. -Coût des restaurants élevés ! Piscines très froides !